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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Fíd'dler, n.p. 509One who plays on a fiddle or violin. 2. A kind of small crab, having one claw much smaller than the other. [U. S.]
  2. Fĭd'dle-stĭck, n.p. 509The bow and string with which a fiddler plays on a violin.
  3. Fĭd'dle-string, n.p. 509The string of a fiddle, fastened at the ends, and elevated in the middle by a bridge.
  4. Fīd'dle-wood, n.p. 509The wood of a tree growing in the West Indies (Citharexylum melanocordium), on account of its durability called fidèle, or faithful, by the French, whence, by corruption, its English name; also, a…
  5. Fī’de-jūs’sion, n.p. 509(Law.) The act of being bound as surety for another; suretiship.
  6. Fī'de-jŭs'sor, n.p. 509(Law.) A surety; one bound for another; a guarantor. Blackstone.
  7. Fĭ-dĕl'ĭ-ty, n.p. 509Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations; especially, (a.) Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound; loyalty. “Whose courageous…
  8. Fĭ'dēs, n.p. 509(Myth.) A goddess honored by the ancients. She was commonly represented with her hands closely joined.
  9. Fidge, n. & v. i.p. 509Same as FIDGET, q. v. [Obs.]
  10. Fid'get, v. i.p. 509To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or in fits and starts. Swift.
  11. Fid'get, n.p. 509Irregular motion; uneasiness; restlessness. 2. (pl.) A general nervous restlessness, with a desire of changing the position. Dunglison.
  12. Fid'get-i-ness, n.p. 509State or quality of being fidgety.
  13. Fid'get-y, a.p. 509Restless; uneasy.
  14. Fī-dū'cial, a.p. 509Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm; as, a fiducial reliance on the promises of the gospel. 2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial power. Spelman.
  15. Fī-dū'cial-ly, adv.p. 509With confidence. South.
  16. Fī-dū'ci-a-ry (-dū'shī-), a.p. 509Confident; steady; undoubting; unwavering; firm. “Fiduciary obedience.” Howell. 2. Holding or held, or founded, in trust. Spelman.
  17. Fī-dū'ci-a-ry, n.p. 509One who holds a thing in trust for another; a trustee. Instrumental to the conveying God's blessing upon those whose fiduciaries they are. Bp. Taylor. 2. (Theol.) One who depends for salvation on…
  18. Fie, interj.p. 509An exclamation denoting contempt or dislike. See Fy. “Fie . . . lying monk.” Fuller.
  19. Fief, n.p. 509(Law.) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud.
  20. Field, n.p. 509Felled ground; cleared land; a wide extent of land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated grounds. The sweetest flower of all the field. Shak. 2. A cleared space or plain where a battle is…
  21. Fīēld, v. i.p. 509To take the field; to fight. [Obs.]
  22. Field'-bāsh'il, n.p. 509(Bot.) A plant of several species of the genera Thymus and Acinos.
  23. Fiēld'-bĕd, n.p. 509A portable or folding bed, contrived for carrying into the field.
  24. Fīēld'-bōōk, n.p. 509A book used in surveying or civil engineering, in which are made entries of measurements taken in the field. Barlow.
  25. Field'-colors, n. pl.p. 509(Mil.) Small flags of about a foot and a half square, carried along with the quartermaster-general, for marking out the ground for the squadrons and battalions.
  26. Fīēld'-dāy, n.p. 509(Mil.) A day when troops are drawn out for instruction in field exercises and evolutions.
  27. Fīeld'-dŭck, n.p. 509(Ornith.) A species of bustard (Otis tetrax), nearly as large as a pheasant, found chiefly in France.
  28. Fīēld'ed, a.p. 509Being in the field of battle; encamped. [Obs.] Shak.
  29. Field'en, a.p. 509Consisting of fields. [Obs.] “The fielden country also and plains.” Holland.
  30. Field'-ēq'ui-page, n.p. 509Military apparatus for field service.
  31. Fīēld'er, n.p. 509A cricket player who stands out in the field to stop balls.
  32. Field'fâre, n.p. 509(Ornith.) A kind of bird, of the thrush tribe (Turdus pilaris), about ten inches in length, the head ash-colored, the body chestnut, and the tail black. These birds pass the summer in the north of…
  33. Field'-gŭn, n.p. 509(Mil.) A small kind of gun, or cannon, used on the battle-field; a field-piece.
  34. Fiëld'ing, n.p. 509The act of stopping balls at cricket.
  35. Fiēld'-mād'der, n.p. 509(Bot.) A plant of the genus Sherardia (S. arvensis), used in dyeing.
  36. Fiëld'-mär'shal, n.p. 509(Mil.) The commander of an army; a military officer of high rank in France and Germany, and the highest military officer in England except the captain-general.
  37. Field'-mouse, n.p. 509An individual of several species of mice that live in the field. Mortimer.
  38. Fiēld'-nōtes, n.p. 509Notes, as of bearings, distances, &c., made by a surveyor in the field.
  39. Fiēld'-ŏf'fi-çer, n.p. 509(Mil.) A military officer above the rank of captain, and below that of general, as a major, lieutenant-colonel, or colonel.
  40. Fiëld'-pièce, n.p. 509(Mil.) A small cannon which is carried along with armies, and used in the field of battle.
  41. Field'-prēach'er, n.p. 509One who preaches in the open air. Lavington.
  42. Fiëld'-prēach'ing, n.p. 509A preaching in the field or open air. Warburton.
  43. Field'-rōom, n.p. 509Open space. [Obs.] Drayton.
  44. Fiëld'-spōrt, n.p. 509Diversion in the field, as shooting and hunting. Chesterfield.
  45. Fiëld'-staff, n.p. 509(Mil.) A staff carried by gunners in the field, and holding lighted matches for discharging cannon. [Obs.]
  46. Field'-vōle, n.p. 509The short tailed field-mouse, or meadow mouse. Brande.
  47. Field'-work, n.p. 509(Mil.) A temporary work thrown up by any troops in the field, as in besieging a fortress, or by besiegers in defending a place.
  48. Fiëld'y, a.p. 509Open, like a field. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  49. Fiĕnd, n.p. 509An implacable or malicious foe; the devil; an infernal being. O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend. Pope.
  50. Fiënd'-frāy'ing, a.p. 509Terrifying fiends. Sir T. More.
  51. Fiënd'ful, a.p. 509Full of evil, malignant, or fiendish practices. Marlowe.
  52. Fiĕnd'ful-ly, adv.p. 509In a fiendful manner.
  53. Fiënd'ish, a.p. 509Like a fiend; malignant.
  54. Fiënd'ish-ly, adv.p. 509In a fiendish manner.
  55. Fiĕnd'ish-ness, n.p. 509The state of being fiendish; maliciousness.
  56. Fiërçe, a.p. 509Furious; wild; violent; unrestrained; impetuous, as wild beasts, storm-winds, &c. Chaucer. His fierce thunder drove us to the deep. Milton. 2. Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent; vehement in anger…
  57. Fiërçe'ly, adv.p. 509In a fierce manner, or with a fierce expression or aspect; as, to look fiercely.
  58. Fiërçe'-mänd'ed, a.p. 509Of a furious temper; vehement; violent. Bp. Wilson.
  59. Fiërçe'ness, n.p. 509The state or quality of being fierce, furious, or angry; fury; violence; excessive ardor. Syn.—Ferocity; savageness; vehemence; impetuosity.
  60. Fī'e-rī-fā'ci-as, n.p. 509(Law.) A judicial writ that lies for him who has recovered in debt or damages, commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made of the goods, chattels, or real estate of the defendant, the sum…